An MP wants Coventry City owners Sisu called into Parliament to explain the way they have managed the club.

City MP Jim Cunningham urged the chair of the influential Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee to summon the club’s owners for questioning “to find out exactly what is going on”.

The same Committee questioned newspaper boss Rupert Murdoch in 2011, and other Commons committees have recently quizzed business leaders including former BHS boss Sir Philip Green and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, in high-profile hearings.

The request came in a House of Commons debate on the way that the football industry is run, where a number of MPs highlighted concern about Coventry City .

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Mr Cunningham, Labour MP for Coventry South, said: “I am not going to rehearse all the arguments about Coventry City football club, but there should be some form of regulation.”

Speaking to MP Damian Collins, the chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Mr Cunningham said: “Would he consider having Coventry’s owners, Sisu, in front of his Committee to find out exactly what is going on?

“There are all sorts of problems at Coventry . . . and we really now have to get to the bottom of this.”

Coventry City v Millwall at the Ricoh stadium in the Sky Bet League one match, with, tennis balls are thrown on to the pitch as a protest

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Tory MP Mr Collins told him: “He has been a doughty champion of the fans of Coventry City football club and the people of Coventry regarding the maladministration of their club . It is tragic that a club that was in the top flight for so long has been run into the ground as it has been.

“The football administrators have stood back and watched that happen, and it cannot be allowed to continue.”

He added: “The Committee has spoken about that issue strongly in the past, and it may do so in the future. We speak up for supporters whose clubs are being run into the ground.”

Mr Collins, who represents Folkestone and Hythe, was one of a number of MPs across the country to raise concerns about Coventry City.

Damian Collins MP

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Yorkshire MP Jason McCartney praised Huddersfield Town for working closely with fans - adding: “Not all fans are so lucky. Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Coventry fans will testify to that. That is why we need reform.”

The Telegraph last year called on Sisu to put the club up for sale after nine years of failure under their ownership. The call was met with widespread support and more than 20,000 people have signed our petition.